[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 70 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19475-19476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7525]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XH12


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of its Pelagics Plan Team (PPT), in Honolulu, HI, to 
discuss fishery issues and develop recommendations for future 
management.

DATES: The meeting of the PPT will be held April 29, 2008 through May 
1, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference 
Room, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop St., 
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 522-8220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 
telephone: (808) 522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PPT will meet between April 29 and May 
1, 2008 at the Council Conference Room to discuss the following agenda 
items:

Tuesday April 29, 2008, 8:30 a.m.

    1. Introduction
    2. Annual Report review
    a. Review 2007 Annual Report modules and recommendations
    i. American Samoa
    ii. CNMI
    iii. Guam
    iv. Hawaii
    v. International
    vi. Recreational
    b. 2007 Annual Report region wide recommendations

Wednesday & Thursday, April 30-May 1, 2008, 8:30 a.m.

    3. Summary of current Fishery Management Plan amendment actions
    4. Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Effort
    5. Cost-earning study for the Hawaii longline fishery
    6. Species specific analyses of shark catch data from the Hawaii 
Longline fishery, 1995-1996
    7. Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) for Hawaii based longline 
fisheries
    8. Hana Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) catch data
    9. Offshore handline fishery
    10. Cooperative Research
    11. Protected species issues
    12. Recreational fisheries developments (Marine Recreational 
Improvement Program)
    13. Other business
    14. Public comments
    15. Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations
    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The 
PPT will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the PPT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during these meetings. Plan Team action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any 
issue arising after publication of this document that requires 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified 
of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 
(voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: April 7, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-7525 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]
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